Imagining Jane Austen’s Childhood
“But history, real solemn history, I cannot be interested in … a great deal of it must be invention,” says …
Category Archives: Jane Austen for Kids
Rose Reads Mansfield Park
My fourteen-year-old friend Rose is reading Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park for the first time. Last fall she reviewed the Real …
The Real Reads Mansfield Park – a review
My friend Rose is thirteen and she loves to read, so I asked for her opinion of the Real Reads …
Mr. Collins, Mansfield Park, and Jane Austen for Kids: An Interview with Amy Patterson
Amy Patterson runs the fantastic bookstore Jane Austen Books, along with her mother Jennifer Weinbrecht and her sister Beth Dean, …
The Cozy Classics Emma – a review
The Cozy Classics board book adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels are handsome and clever (and reasonably priced, too). The new …
What’s the best way to introduce kids to Jane Austen?
I want to hear your ideas! I’ve put together a list of Jane Austen-related books for children that includes the …
The Real Reads Sense and Sensibility – a review
Gill Tavner’s abridged version of Sense and Sensibility makes radical, and successful, changes to Jane Austen’s novel. The key to …
Little Miss Austen: Sense & Sensibility – a review
The last page of Little Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice, A Counting Primer, was hilarious, with its reference to Mr. …
Pride and Prejudice for Babies
This is the first time I’ve reviewed a book that’s only twelve words long. Cosy Classics: Jane Austen’s Pride and …
Austen’s “Beautifull Cassandra”
Juliet McMaster reads Jane Austen’s story “The Beautifull Cassandra” to a group of children in this video on the University …
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